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IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



breed prepotency in that direction. Farmers and breeders are generally 

 familiar with this type so that it need not be described in detail. 



Coachers. — A tj-pical coach horse stands 15.2 to 16 hands and weighs 

 1,100 to 1.250 pounds. He should have high knee action and correspond- 

 ingly high hock action that comes from breeding rather than artificial 

 methods of development. He is not required to have great speed or 

 marked powers of endurance but must move fairly fast with much grace- 

 fulness of carriage, possess fine kuality, be beautiful in all his curves, 

 and carry his head and tail high. While heavier, smoother and 

 compact than the roadster he must be showy and stylish to 

 carry fine harness and draw handsome equipages. It is particu- 

 larly desirable that in high knee action his feet should practically follow 

 the circumference of a circle without pause or thrusting forward as they 



TYPICAL FJRE DEPARTMENT HORSE OR LARGE DRIVER. 



approach the ground. Tne entire make-up of the coacher should be emin- 

 ently refined and aristocratic, and very high prices are paid in the market 

 for animals that come up to these requirements. Carriage teams, practi- 

 cally unbroken, averaged $475 in the Chicago market during 1904. 



Wagon Horses. — For parcel delivery service the great department 

 stores of Chicago and other cities use numbers of "wagon horses." These 

 are big, overgrown coachers, stand 16.1 hands, weigh 1,250 pounds and 

 sell for almost as much as true coach horses. The demand for horses 

 of this type is keen at all seasons of the year. 



Cobs. — A typical cob stands about 15.1, weighs from 1.000 to 1,050 

 pounds, is more compact and blocky than a coacher, yet must have style 



